A biography of the Polish friar canonized in 1982, who founded the Militia of the Immaculate, wrote numerous periodicals and newspapers, and while imprisoned in Auschwitz, sacrificed his life for another man.
From the midst of the hate and horror of a Nazi concentration camp came a sterling example of what it means to lay down one's life for another. This true documentary/drama vividly profiles the life and heroic offering of the Franciscan Father Maximilian Kolbe. The actual acount of Father Kolbe's last days at Auschwitz is told by Francis Gajowniczek, the man whose place he took. Scenes from Pope John Paul's visit to Auschwitz and the canonization of St. Maximilian Kolbe completes this impressive story.
